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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
IMPROVING STATUS OF TRANSGENDER POPULATION
In order to improve the status of the Transgender persons, the Ministry enacted “The Transgender Persons  Act, 2019” and provisions of the same came into force on 10th Jan, 2020. The Transgender Persons  Rules 2020 were formulated and published in Gazette of India on 29 Sept, 2020.
On 21st Aug, 2020, National Council for Transgender Persons was constituted to advise Government on policies, programmes, legislation and projects with respect to transgender persons.
The Ministry has launched National Portal for Transgender Persons on 25th November, 2020. Any Transgender applicant can obtain Certificate of Identity and Identity Card without any physical interface with the office of issue. The person who has been issued a certificate of identity are entitled to change the first name in the birth certificate and all other official documents relating to the identity of such person.
Ministry has initiated 12 pilot shelter homes namely 'Garima Greh': Shelter Home for Transgender Persons and provided financial assistance to community based organizations  for setting up of these shelter homes. These pilot shelter homes are in States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Odisha. The main aim of these shelter homes is to provide safe and secure shelter to Transgender persons in need. These shelter homes provide basic amenities like food, medical care, and recreational facilities and also conduct capacity-building/ skill development programmes for Transgender persons. During lockdown period in COVID pandemic a helpline was also setup to provide psychological support through trained Psychologists to Transgender Persons in distress during Covid period.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has formulated a scheme “SMILE - Support for Marginalized Individuals for Livelihood and Enterprise”, which includes sub scheme -‘Comprehensive Rehabilitation for Welfare of Transgender Persons’. The focus of the sub-scheme is on rehabilitation, provision of medical facilities and intervention, counseling, education, skill development, economic linkages to the transgender persons.
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment does not maintain such information.
Chapter V, Section 9 of "The Transgender Persons  Act, 2019" provides that "No establishment shall discriminate against any transgender person in any matter relating to employment including, but not limited to, recruitment, promotion and other related issues". The Chapter VI, Section 14 of the Act also states that "the appropriate Government shall formulate welfare schemes and programmes to facilitate and support livelihood for transgender persons including their vocational training and self-employment".
This information was given by The Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanaswamy in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.
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Ministry of Education
National Testing Agency postpones Joint Entrance Examination  April-2020
In continuation of PUBLIC NOTICE dated 18.03.2020 issued by the National Testing Agency regarding postponement of the ensuing JEE  April 2020 examinations scheduled on the 5th, 7th to 9th and 11th April 2020, NTA has further notified that as of now the examination is proposed to be held in the last week of May 2020. Exact date will be announced after assessing the situation in the coming weeks.
The National Testing Agency has expressed hope that normalcy will be restored relatively soon; but for now, NTA is closely monitoring the scenario to evaluate if the situation may necessitate any change in the schedule.
Accordingly, the Admit Cards for the Examination will now be issued after 15th April 2020 based on the situation at that time.
NTA would keep students updated about the latest developments and would inform them about changes and exact dates of examination much in advance.
The candidates and their parents are advised to keep visiting jeemain.nta.nic.in and www.nta.ac.in for latest updates. The candidates can also contact at 8287471852, 8178359845, 9650173668, 9599676953, 8882356803 for any further clarification.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 174.64 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 2,92,092
- Active cases stand at 0.68%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.12%
- 66,254 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,19,77,238
- 25,920 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 75.68 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 12,54,893 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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Prime Minister's Office
PM greets the nation on New Year
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has extended his New Year greetings to the nation.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Have a great 2023! May it be filled with hope, happiness and lots of success. May everyone be blessed with wonderful health."
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
NSP for TB Elimination
The government is committed to achieving the targets of National Strategic Plan . Incidence has decreased from 217 per lakh in 2015 to 199 per lakh in 2018 and the total TB Notification has increased from 16.2 lakhs in 2015 to 23.7 lakhs in 2019.
“TB Harega, Desh Jeetega” campaign was launched recently as an Accelerator to National Strategic Plan with the objectives of:
-Promoting health seeking behavior in the community for early case detection
- Preventing emergence of new cases of TB
It includes following key components under “TB Harega, Desh Jeetega” campaign:
- Community Engagement
- Advocacy and Communication
- Health & Wellness centres and TB
- Inter-Ministerial collaboration
- Private health sector engagement
- Corporate sector engagement
- Latent TB Infection Management
The Minister of State , Sh Ashwini Kumar Choubey stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
BENEFICIARIES FINANCED BY NSFDC
National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation  provided loan to Scheduled Castes persons having annual family income upto Rs.3.00 lakh under its credit based schemes for various economic activities under Agriculture and Allied, Small Industries and Services including Transport sector. Further, NSFDC also provides loan for pursuing higher education and vocational education and training. NSFDC has disbursed Rs.7,339.84 crore for 14.85 lakh beneficiaries  as on 28.02.2023, belonging to Scheduled Caste since inception i.e. February, 1989.
National Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation  has been implementing Credit Based Schemes through its State Channelizing Agencies /Channelizing Agencies  at concessional interest rates for Scheduled Caste target group having Annual Family Income up to Rs.3 lakh in all the States/UTs of India  including West Bengal and Rs.516.44 Crore has been disbursed to 3,83,179 beneficiaries as on 28.02.2023, in the State of West Bengal.
This information was given by Minister of state for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri A. Narayanaswamy in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Defence
Relief Camps and Community Kitchens Setup by Indian Navy in villages near Puri
In order to provide succor to those in immediate need of assistance at most affected villages around Puri in the aftermath of extreme severe cyclone FANI, Indian Navy continues the Relief Operation with 3 ships using their integral helicopters. The helicopters have been utilized for airdropping food packets in areas which are inundated and inaccessible by road. In addition, Relief Camp and Community Kitchen at Pentakota village in Puri catering for 1000 personnel has been set up since 05 May 19. 5000 ltr potable water supplied to Chattragad village using water bowser from INS Chilka. Supply of another 5000 ltrs bottled water is being augmented from Visakhapatnam by road which is expected to reach the Relief camp site by midnight today.
Based on a request from the Temple Administration, a Naval Diving Team from INS Chilka undertook diving operations to clear off sand, plastic, other organic matter accumulated alongside the Kalijai floating Jetty, and carried out underwater assessment of the Jetty for safe operations on 05 May 19. The two-hour long activity was undertaken by a team of 06 Divers with the specialised equipment. The floating Jetty used for ferry of tourist boats was affected by the impact of cyclone. High speed winds gusting over 100 kmph deposited large quantity of sand, plastic, other organic matter alongside Jetty which prohibited the ferrying of large boats with higher draughts alongside the Jetty, thus disrupting connectivity of the island with the Main land.
In order to render medical assistance, Naval Medical Teams have set up Medical Camps at four locations at Chattraged and Jankia villages in Odisha. About 150 personnel have been provided medical assistance and medicines were distributed to those in need. The medical team also sensitized the villages on preventive measures to avoid water-borne deceases and discussed other health related issues. The teams also assisted in distribution of food to the stranded villagers affected by the cyclone.
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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Criteria for EWS Reservation
The EWS reservation of ten percent in employment and admission in educational institutions has been implemented as per The Constitution  Amendment Act 2019. This has been challenged in Supreme Court and the matter is under consideration of Supreme Court.
The annual family income limit of Rs.8 lakh to identify EWS beneficiaries was fixed after a detailed study.
This information was given by Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr. Virendra Kumar in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply today.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
MoS IT Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar interacts with MyGov Saathis and stakeholders during the event marking 7th Anniversary of MyGov
Since its launch on 26th July 2014 by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, MyGov has more than 18 million registered users today. Almost all Government Departments leverage the MyGov platform for their citizen engagement activities, consultations for policy formulation and also to disseminate information to citizens for various Government schemes and programs.
Today, on its 7th anniversary, a MyGov Positive Samvaad  hosted the Chief Minister, Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath, Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Railways and Communications, Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw; Hon’ble Minister of State for Electronics & IT, Entrepreneurship and Skill Development, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar; Secretary, MeitY, Shri Ajay Sawhney; and CEO, MyGov, Shri Abhishek Singh.
Amongst the august audience present were MyGov ‘Saathis’ and Stakeholders including top users, winners of contests, Covid warriors and content collaborators.
A free-flowing interactive session between MyGov Saathis & Stakeholders and the Minister of State Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar and CEO, MyGov, Shri Abhishek Singh was also organised as part of the event. MyGov Saathis and stakeholders including Shradha Sharma, the founder and CEO of YourStory; Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, a Hindustani classical music instrumentalist; Maibam Ranita Devi, a Manipur frontline health worker who promoted creative dance movement therapy to combat covid 19, treated elderly and terminally ill patients at home and Ashutosh Kulkarni, an IAS Officer, 2020 batch who has worked as MyGov, Solutions Architect from 2018 to 2019, shared their positive experiences of using the MyGov platform, and emphasised the critical role MyGov played during the pandemic.
A few comments:
“With the MyGov platform, we are actually living in a New India. There is an attempt to have proactive two-way communication”: Shradha Sharma, Founder & CEO, YourStory.
“While collaborating with MyGov, through Positive Harmonies, I wanted to convey the message of hope & positivity in the testing times of COVID19” Padma Bhushan Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt.
“Thanks to PM Shri Narendra Modi and MyGov, my #SelfieWithDaughter campaign from a remote village became a nationwide trend”: Sunil Jaglan, Creator of #SelfieWithDaughter
Shri Chandrasekhar acknowledged their contributions, and added, “I’m absolutely delighted to see how MyGov has grown, not just in terms of the number of people engaged but also in terms of trust & positivity amongst the people of India.”
Shri Abhishek Singh, CEO MyGov, ended the proceedings with a promise, “Today, as we complete 7 years, we rededicate ourselves to citizen engagement in line with the Hon’ble Prime Minister’s goal of making MyGov a mass movement.”
Prime Minister's Office
PM pays tributes to Dr. Rajendra Prasad on his Jayanti
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the first President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, on his Jayanti.
“देश के प्रथम राष्ट्रपति भारत रत्न डॉ. राजेन्द्र प्रसाद को उनकी जयंती पर कोटि-कोटि नमन।अप्रतिम प्रतिभा के धनी एवं सादा जीवन-उच्च विचार के प्रतीक राजेन्द्र बाबू देशवासियों के लिए सदा प्रेरणास्रोत रहेंगे।”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Defence
IN – FN MARITIME PARTNERSHIP EXERCISE OFF VISAKHAPATNAM
Indian Naval ships INS Rana, a guided missile destroyer, and INS Sumedha, an indigenously built offshore patrol vessel undertook a Maritime Partnership Exercise  with French Navy ship FS Surcouf, in the Bay of Bengal on 30 June 2023. The French Navy’s La Fayette class frigate Surcouf visited Visakhapatnam from 26 – 29 June 2023 and participated in a variety of activities with Indian Navy ships which included professional and social interactions, sports fixtures and cross deck visits.
On departure from Visakhapatnam, FS Surcouf undertook various exercises with IN ships Rana and Sumedha, which included tactical manoeuvres, replenishment at sea  approaches, air defence against fighter aircraft and cross deck helicopter operations. The MPX culminated with a customary farewell steampast between the ships reaffirming the close friendship between the two navies. The visit of FS Surcouf to India signifies the strong navy-to-navy links, interoperability and strong bonds between Indian Navy and French Navy.
Earlier, this year, FS La Fayette, a frigate and FS Dixmude, a Mistral-class amphibious assault class ship had participated in an MPX with INS Sahyadri, a guided missile frigate from 10 - 11 March 2023.
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Ministry of Mines
Mines Ministry Approves Rs. 154.84 crores To National Mineral Exploration Trust for Exploration & Enhancing Capabilities
The Executive Committee  meeting of National Mineral Exploration Trust , Ministry of Mines was held under the chairmanship of Sh. Vivek Bharadwaj, Secretary, Ministry of Mines.
Projects of mineral exploration and enhancing institutional capabilities in exploration worth Rs.154.84 crores were approved. The mineral exploration project includes Graphite, Iron, Coal, Zinc & associated minerals, Bauxite, Basemetal , Phosphorite/Glauconitic sandstone, PGE & associated minerals , Tin & associated minerals, Manganese and Limestone to boost the mineral exploration in the country.
Financial assistance for enhancing mineral exploration and institutional capabilities of Geological Survey of India , Indian Bureau of Mines  and State DGMs/DMGs was also approved.
These mineral exploration projects and financial assistance to the exploration agencies will provide auctionable mineral blocks to the nation and will help in realizing the Aatmanirbhar Bharat in mining sector.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Vehicle Scrapping Policy will reduce pollution, improve tax revenues, help growth of automobile sector, boost exports and also create jobs: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari
We hope Maharashtra to become the hub of vehicle scrappage in the country: Maharashtra Principal Secretary, Transport
Mumbai, 17 December 2021
A National Conference on “Investment Opportunities in Highways, Transport and Logistics” has been held in Mumbai today, December 17, 2021, under the chairpersonship of Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari. The conference highlighted investment opportunities in highways, transport and logistics sector, focusing on three central themes, namely the Bharatmala Pariyojana, Asset Monetization and Vehicle Scrapping Policy.
The Road Transport Minister spoke about the benefits of the government’s Vehicle Scrapping Policy "This will reduce pollution, improve tax revenues, help growth of automobile sector, boost exports and also create jobs. It is a win-win situation, in which investment on a high scale can come in.”
Speaking about the vehicle scrappage policy, Principal Secretary, Transport, Government of Maharashtra, Ashish Kumar Singh appreciated the Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari and the M/o Road Transport & Highways for announcing the first ever vehicle scrappage policy.
Shri Ashish Kumar spoke about the current transformation in mobility and also mentioned about the requirement for scrapping facility in the state to meet the demand. “The future is going to be electric, maybe even autonomous. We will need large scrapping facilities in the state to deal with the challenges arising due to transformation in mobility.” He said that this shift can be achieved only by replacing Internal Combustion Engine vehicles by Electric Vehicles.
The Principal Secretary spoke about the state’s new Electric vehicle policy which he said has been received very well by original equipment manufacturer  and customers. “We have given significant incentives. There is no road tax for Electric Vehicles till 2025, no registration charges, no permit charges in the state of Maharashtra.”
He also said that investors will be offered incentives to set up scrapping facilities in the state. He encouraged investors to explore setting up of scrapping facility in the state’s major automobile cluster comprising Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nashik and Aurangabad where the ecosystem is already existing. “There is tremendous opportunity for people to invest here.”
Shri Singh spoke about the advantage of the state and how investors can make use of this opportunity in Maharashtra. “We have a huge geographic advantage that has led to evolution of large transport network of more than 3,00,000 kms of road network. The state has the highest vehicle sales in the country and also highest share of automobile exports in the country. We hope Maharashtra to become the hub of vehicle scrappage in the country, given the large base of Recreational vehicles.”
Principal Secretary also explained the state's Scrappage Policy Benefits and the support being offered by the govt.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves proposed acquisition of C&S Electric Limited by Siemens Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves proposed acquisition of C&S Electric Limited by Siemens Limited. The proposed combination envisages acquisition of 100% of the share capital of C&S Electric Limited  by Siemens Limited .
At the time of closing of the proposed combination, the scope of business of C&S shall include low-voltage  switchgear components and panels, LV and medium voltage  power busbars as well as protection and metering devices of C&S. Certain other businesses of C&S, such as MV switchgear and package sub-station, lighting, diesel generating sets, engineering, procurement and construction business and the “Etacom” busbars business will be retained by the existing promoters of C&S.
Siemens India focuses on the areas of power generation and distribution, intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems, and automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. It also supplies smart mobility solutions for rail and road transport and infrastructure solutions for Smart Cities.
C&S manufactures a range of electrical switchgear, power protection andelectrical distribution products. C&S also has an electrical contracting business which performs turnkeysolutions for industrial and commercial electrification, substations andpower plants. In addition, C&S is also engaged in the design and executionof grid connected solar photo-voltaic power plants.
A detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Cabinet Secretary holds a review meetingon COVID-19
Cabinet Secretary held a review meeting through video conference,here today, with the Secretaries of concerned Ministries, Chief Secretaries and Health Secretaries of the States to review and assess action taken for containment of COVID-19.
The travel restrictions imposed from yesterday were reviewed and shared with the States. States were asked to monitor the airport management in States in coordination with the concerned Airport Public Health Officers and Airport Managers so that effective screening takes place.
Guidelines on cluster management of COVID-19 have been communicated to the States two days ago. The operationalisation of the guidelines was emphasised upon and the Chief Secretaries were requested to review the same. The States were requested to hold coordination meetings with the related Ministries and arrive at the following:
- Possible quarantine facilities in the States
- Augment isolation wards and include facilities of the Labour Dept, armed forces, paramilitary forces, medical colleges and PSUs within their jurisdiction.
- It was also decided that District Collectors shall now be involved in cluster management in their district. They should hold coordination meetings and ensure that teams at the district, block and village levels are made for cluster management as per the SOPs communicated.
- Hold meetings with hospital associations to identify isolation wards.
- MoHFW is working with FICCI to work out detailed Standard Operating Procedures  for COVID-19management in private hospitals.
- It was also informed that apart from the three COVID-19 positive cases from Kerala, who have recovered, three  more cases have been confirmed positive for COVID-19 and six  have heavy viral load and are awaiting confirmation. All are in isolation and are stable.
- Also, 24 persons, including 21 Italian tourists and three Indians , who had contact with the Italian national found confirmed as COVID-19 positive in Jaipur, have been shifted to the ITBP facility for testing. Depending on the result, future course of action will be taken.